First playing 4 down basketball requires 5 wings at the minimum. Neal has shown in the past that he can get hot at any given time. Even playing him 15 minutes in the playoffs is worth the risk simply because he could get hot. He really only plays so Manu, Parker, Neal & even Kawhi can get rest. Mcgrady is the 15th man on the team ,genius, How many times does a player not make a roster in training camp and sign with a team in the final week of the season and play valuable minutes in the second round ona healthy team (K-mart on the Knicks is because of Wallace, & Amare being out). Pop isn't to blame his decision making has been solid. He sees something isn't working and moves away from it if possible.
Playing Kawhi on Curry didn't work because Parker would forced to defend Barnes in the post so he went with Green allowing Parker to play Thompson who his more of a spot up shooter. When both teams go four down he guards Jack. The Spurs need to execute better, we choked away a game on the road. Pop really helped us be competitive in GSW.

